Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs gratiola

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Camaenidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Gratiola
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	gratiola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Australia.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

The Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail (Aetholitis gerdesae) is a species in the genus Aetholitis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.